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#1 deadfredredemption

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Posted 30 July 2019 - 07:45 pm

Howdy carpetdm'ers, I suppose firstly I'll introduce myself. Name's Red, from the western United States. My 92 3vD met with the side of a reckless driver and I'm left picking up pieces. My question to you fine folks is about font fork replacement. There are a replacement set on ebay for a 4tx,my question is will these work on my 3vd? There are also a set of forks from a 3vd,but they appear to be in worse condition. Wondering if I should buy the set off the 92 now because who knows when I'll have a chance to buy them again, or try to Frankenstein my front end. Apologies for my ignorance, I'm new to this. Thanks in advance
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#2 Favs

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Posted 30 July 2019 - 09:14 pm

Greetings & I hope you're undamaged.

 

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#3 wicklamulla

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Posted 30 July 2019 - 11:06 pm

you can fit a set from a 4TX but i tink you will need the top and bottom yokes too.


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Posted 31 July 2019 - 08:46 am

Hi and welcome Red.  It would probably be easier to buy the used 3VD forks and repair them, rather than fitting 4TX forks.  The 4TX forks have larger diameter stantions/tubes and there might be a need to repair them depending on the condition of the seals and bushes.


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Posted 31 July 2019 - 11:44 am

Hi Red sorry to hear about your dunt, how bad are your forks , i had a similar incident with a KH250 many decades ago , I was able to put the forks in a press and straighten them  :good: , drink plenty of tea and then look at the job in hand



#6 ChrisG

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Posted 31 July 2019 - 01:48 pm

If it's just the upper chromed bit that's bent not the lower half you may be able to get aftermarket replacements.  I know there are companies in the UK that do them (eg https://www.wemoto.c...ture/pt-05-0204), but you might be a but more limited in the US


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Posted 01 August 2019 - 06:05 pm

Thank you all so much for taking time to respond to my plea for help! I didn't know about we moto selling the proper stanchion, so I'm currently thinking of going that route along with new springs bushes and seals, the whole shebang i guess. After all is said and done I'll post the progress pics and show off my bike a little bit. Thanks again!

#8 TKH

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Posted 01 August 2019 - 07:49 pm

If the stanchions aren't too bad, it is possible to get them repaired. I had some done on a previous bike. Basically they are rolled under pressure. I've no idea how much that will cost and you need to make sure the size is uniform after rolling i.e. there's no ripples in them. I got them done as a favour at work (long, long time ago).

 

Have you tried ebay?



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Posted 09 August 2019 - 09:24 am

I've used these guys stuff - Tarozzi parts are good!  https://www.brooksus...tanchion-91-95/


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#10 nsr250

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Posted 11 August 2019 - 02:00 am

I've got a spare set in the Atlanta area. Be glad to talk to you about them.




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